Pen-clawdd (electoral ward)

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Pen-clawdd Ward
Swansea UK ward location - Penclawdd.png
Location of Pen-clawdd within the
City and County of Swansea
Area14.27 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Population3,635 (2011 census)
  Density 255/km2 (660/sq mi)
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Mark Thomas(Labour)
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Pen-clawdd (formerly Penclawdd) is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. It is named after the village of Penclawdd, which falls within the ward.

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The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Blue Anchor, Penclawdd, Llanmorlais, Crofty and Wernffrwd in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. The ward is mainly rural and is fairly sparsely populated. It is bounded by Gower to the south west, and Fairwood; Gowerton to the east and the Loughor estuary to the north.

In 2022 the ward was officially renamed Pen-clawdd on the recommendation of the Welsh Language Commissioner. [1]

2012 election

For the 2012 local council elections, the turnout was 46.58%. The results were:[ citation needed ]

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Mark ThomasLabour819Labour gain
David TuckerIndependent493
Carole HydeConservatives89

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References

  1. Richard Youle (30 June 2021). "Swansea is to have three more councillors next year as some boundaries change". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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